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Java can be significantly faster than C

by whakojacko on 8/31/11, 9:28 PM with 1 comments

  • by igouy on 9/1/11, 10:21 PM

    Someone contributed a Java program to the benchmarks game, that used a different algorithm than the other programs, apparently just so they could flame bait.

    "Obviously when programs implement different algorithms that difference may itself be enough to explain any difference in program performance."

    http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/